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Robert. Ward. The Vile One.

That's not awesome. That's insane. It's not like it's Turkish coffee, or something.

Wrong!!

Edwards and Malarchuk. I have missed a few votes here. Next ...

The oddness and the almost meanness was what made Frank Frank. *You wanna piece of me? You got it!* What about the soft and gentle Frank. The Frank of Festivus ... up until the airing of grievances and the feats of strength.

I hope he has found it. RIP Frank Costanza.

It looks like the people in the second photo are not maining the mandated 6 foot distancing thingie. I really hope that distancing continues for ever. I'd up the ante to 10 feet, if I were king.

I'm on a media fast from terrible news of COVID and mass shootings and helicopter crashes ... Did something happen to Don? I hated the *fish* and wanted the Bills to *squish the fish* everytime, but always respected Don as a learned man of the game. Anyone that can coach an NFL team to a perfect record trough a regular season and playoff deserves our respect, I think.

Is thing still on ... Hello, hello, can you hear me now ????? Friday was very good ... that's all.

My understanding is that it was revealed in sections, but not as it is now with the ordering and the organization of the Sura and Aya as they are now. Ayat means signs in Arabic, so the Qur'an was revealed by Aya. The ordering came later. For example, the Qur'an starts with Sura Fatiha, but it was not the first aya revealed. The first revelation is somewhere in the middle of the Qur'an, where Muhammad (PBUH) is commanded by God to *recite, in the name of God, for it is He who taught man the use of the pen* (paraphrazing here). This was when God told Muhammad (PBUH) through the angel Gabriel, that he has been choosen to be a Messenger of God. So, the Prophet began to recite what was revealed and scribes bagan to write it all down. The final canonization happened in the third caliphate under Uthman, who was a companion of the Prophet. This happened around 20 years after Muhammad (PBUH) died. The process actually began during the lifetime of the Prophet.

A helicopter crash off the coast of Greece claimed the lives of 6 crew members. They were members of the Canadian Air Force stationed at CFB Shearwater here in Halifax. April has not been a good month in Nova Scotia ... COVID worsening still, mass shootings and now this. ***** April, 2020!! This is one of the best tributes to a fallen soldier that I have ever seen ...

Today is Ramadan 8. I read a section of the Qur'an each morning. It divides very nicely into 30 sections ... one for each day of the month (especially Ramadan, when every Muslim is encouraged to read the entire Qur'an). I spend about an hour and a half each morning doing this. It is a great way for me to start my day. Yesterday I read one of my favourite ayat, which is in Sura 6 ... 6:38 'There is not an animal that lives on the earth, nor a being that flies on it's wings, but forms part of communities like you. Nothing have We omitted from the Book and they all shall be gathered to their Lord in the end'. That warms my heart.

Alexander The Great!! (the original ... #89)

I did and now it seems like the NS Government is going to send something too.

Dahlin and Schoney (if for no other reason than the Cashman thing).

Thanks, guys ...

A couple questions from a friend of mine ... 1.) Is there a real differnce between Macs and Windows based PCs these days? I thought that the 'creative' types preferred Macs with the different graphics software etc., but is there any real significant difference these days? I think @Eleven uses / has used Macs, so any info would be great. 2.) If it's strictly on the interwebs is it an affair and a girlfriend? My friend is in a situation and he is torn. My opinion is that it is, especially since he is not comfortable telling his wife. No kidding, man. Thanks Dr. Phil(s) ... I'll hang up and listen ...

@qwksndmonster sighting and drive by. qwk ... what gives? Why post something like the above and run? You have said that things are not good. What's up? We miss you around here.

Since I am not fasting this Ramadan I have not paid very close attention. The fast today here in Halifax would have started at dawn ... 4:43 AM ... and end at sunset ... 8:12 PM. That is a long fast, especially the no water part.

On that note ... it is time for my afternoon prayers ... NS back in five, or ten ... (why do I speak in the third person sometimes ????? ... Yous all can just call me Jimmy ...)

It has been my experince that many fast for the sake of tradition and to do it without real focus on why they are doing it. They miss the message that you are forbidden to fast if it puts you, or others, in danger. Fast for 12+ hours in the heat and humidity is dangerous. Unfortunately, IMO, there are many that only get hunger and thirst from fasting, which misses the point completely. Makes no differnce if it is the 40 days of lent, the 29 / 30 days of Ramadan, or the 1 day of Yom Kippur.

I would say ... yes. Or, they would pick some other place. Rest assured, no one would fast the Iceland hours in the summer. Even in Halifax the fasting hours in the summer (a few Ramadans ago now) were extremely long. So long that I shortened them for myself.

Utter nonsense. That Purell does nothing for viruses (including COVID), except give people a false sense of security, or whatever.

Concerning your first point ... very reasonable. I have many Catholic friends and not one of them kept a strict Lent. I am not sure about Muslims, but my closest friends are either delaying fasting, like me, or are very much limiting their fast. Concerning the second point ... there are two ways to deal with the issue. Some do a 'Mecca Fast' and fast the hours that are fasted in Arabia. Others will choose a more reasonable area in the south part of their country. So, far Northern Canada will fast the fasting hours in Halifax, or Monteal, or Vancouver, but never, ever, fast the fasting hours in The Great Satan. That would just be so wrong.

Congrats on the milestone. By the way, has anyone seen Melania in like over a year? I think she may have *disappeared*. I saw a body double about a year ago that didn't even look like her. +++++ First day of Ramadan fast and also Friday. No Jummah prayers thanks to COVID-19. It's all good though. I am richly blessed and I thank God for that. @WildCard, how did you find movers that will actually move you, or are you doing that *paisans* thing?